Example sentences of "it [vb mod] take a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The trouble has been , however , that with the longer construction periods for nuclear stations and the further period before their cheaper running costs will allegedly show up , it can take a long time to see which way the scales really tip . |
| 32 | It can take a long time for a woman to rid herself of the automatic assumptions that she has absorbed about home-making , and learn to fashion an approach which suits her and her family . |
| 33 | The flight action is superb although it can take a long time to get to grips with all the features of the program . |
| 34 | But it also makes everything quite difficult to fully understand as it can take a long time to see what is really being said . |